Solar Asset Management North America

The leading conference focused on the operational phase of solar plants and portfolios

Coming back to the high-powered and ambitious city of San Francisco on March 26 & 27, Solar Asset Management North America meets at the intersection of asset owners, managers, investors, IPPs, utilities and O&M service providers. 500+ attendees will be immersed in best practices and industry trends addressing the technical and financial topics, ranging from performance optimization to refinancing and secondary market. The Solar Asset Management conferences create a unique convergence of opportunities to network, learn and share knowledge, representing industry views across the entire asset management and O&M spectrum. This solar energy conference is ideal for professionals who look to optimize their solar portfolio and to engage with the leading players in the North American solar market.

THE must-attend event fully dedicated to the operational phase of PV assets

500+ attendees, representing the value chain from service providers to asset managers and investors

90+ leading experts on stage sharing their vision, expertise and experience

40+ sponsors and exhibitors profiling themselves and their leading products/services

2018 Edition

The fifth edition of Solar Asset Management North America drew in more than 500 attendees; revealed the expertise of over 100 speakers and panelists; and showcased the market leadership of over 45 sponsors and exhibitors.Download the post-show report and learn more:

Speakers

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Speakers

KENT WILLIAMS /// VP ASSET MANAGEMENT - VIVINT SOLAR

Kent Williams is the Vice President of Asset Management at Vivint Solar, a leading fullservice residential solar integrator. In this position, Kent is responsible for securing funding for the company from large financiers. Prior to Vivint, Kent was the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of LeaseDimensions, an industry-leading renewable-energy finance, origination, and servicing business. He worked closely with most of the solar industry's residential solar finance providers and was instrumental in the development and operation of the company. Prior to LeaseDimensions, Kent was a founding partner and senior executive of Loan Servicing Enterprise (LSE), a joint venture established to provide third-party servicing for the ABS and lending communities.

KENT WILLIAMS VP ASSET MANAGEMENT /// VIVINT SOLAR

JOHN BALFOUR /// PRESIDENT & CTO - HIGH PERFORMANCE PV

Dr. Balfour brings 4 decades of PV experience in organizing, training & managing large and small multi-discipline working groups in PV, energy planning, R&D, and technology transfer. He has been active as a PV technology and System provider / integrator in EPC and O&M. As a PV author he has published 6 educational texts and 2 other PV books, hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles, white papers including work with Sandia National Laboratories and SEPA. His work has been with a broad range of technology and process developers, VC companies, financiers and insurance organizations, universities, international laboratories, standards agencies, volunteer mentoring groups. For decades, Dr. Balfour has worked closely with PV stakeholders including system owners, asset managers, O&M professionals, architectural and engineering professionals, EPCs, PV system integrators, manufacturers, system financiers and insurers, bonding companies, legal firms, VCs, electrical and water utilities among others to advance the art and science of PV and its applications.

JOHN BALFOUR PRESIDENT & CTO /// HIGH PERFORMANCE PV

LEIGH ZANONE /// DIRECTOR PLANT PERFORMANCE - 8MINUTENERGY

Leigh is a 12 year veteran of the solar industry focusing on the technical operation and asset management of solar power portfolios. He currently directs the operations and asset management division of 8minutenergy Renewables LLC. He was previously director of products at meteocontrol and overseeing their line of monitoring metering systems, O&M service plans, quality test processes, and performance analysis for developing and existing PV assets. He currently volunteers for the education committee for Solar Power international, as well as a working group member for several international quality and performance standards committees with DOE and IEC.

LEIGH ZANONE DIRECTOR PLANT PERFORMANCE /// 8MINUTENERGY

RANDALL COREY /// COO - SPOWER

Randy is a solar industry and operation management veteran who possesses 35+ years of experience in construction, electrical, mechanical, engineering management, project management, manufacturing, customer service and supply chain management. Randy was promoted to COO after successfully delivering more than 650MW of operating projects over the course of 30 months as the SVP of Operations. Randy joined sPower after its acquisition of Tioga Energy.
Randy holds an Electrical Construction degree from Nova Scotia Community College; an Industrial Electrical degree from Nova Scotia Institute of Technology; and a Certificate, Financial Management from Saint Mary’s University.

RANDALL COREY COO /// SPOWER

FRANCK LE BRETON /// CEO - QOS ENERGY

CEO and co-founder of QOS Energy, a global software vendor specialized in renewables, Franck has a 25 years’ experience in IT and performance management in different markets (Energy, Telecom, IT).
QOS Energy powers Qantum®, a unique hardware-agnostic energy management platform that seamlessly gathers data from any plant monitoring system, such as databases, SCADA systems or data loggers and then transforms the data into comprehensive analytics (dashboard, KPIs, alertes, SLAs…) using the latest cloud computing and machine learning techniques. Franck and his team are located in Portland (Or).

FRANCK LE BRETONCEO /// QOS ENERGY

ETIENNE LECOMPTE /// CEO - POWERHUB

Etienne Lecompte is a recognized leader and entrepreneur in renewable energy, software development, and regulatory compliance. After founding and building Local Content Assurance Bureau (LCAB) into one of the most respected renewable energy compliance consultancy firms in Ontario, Canada, he started PowerHub. PowerHub is redefining asset management for the renewable energy industry. His vision is that managing portfolios of assets should be easy. Etienne has worked on over 8 GW of wind and solar projects in the Americas, Europe, and Asia, and is continuing to actively participate in the growth of the renewable energy sector.

Sponsors & Partners

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Sponsors & Partners

OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXHIBITING AND SPONSORSHIP

'Solar Asset Management North America' is a unique, yearly (now going into its 6th year) conference and exhibition that offers a wealth of opportunities to build and promote your brand towards a focused target group.

Options include:

Visibility at the leading event of its kind in North America

On- and offline brand promotion through the event campaign

Facilitated 1-on-1 meetings

Limited number of compact exhibition booth spaces

Two days of unparalleled networking opportunities with all relevant service providers, operators, IPP's, utilities, asset managers and financial stakeholders

Sponsor and exhibiting spaces are limited, so make sure you reach out in time.

Webinars

Webinars

20 February 2018 - 09:00am PST - 12:00pm EST - 6:00pm CET

In this webinar Rob Andrews, CEO of Heliolytics and Hugo Lapie, Director of Sales of QOS will discuss different cases of investigation using real-time data, aerial inspections, and prediction tools to identify issues, improve diagnosis and shorten resolution times.

ROB ANDREWS /// CEO - HELIOLYTICS

Rob is the CEO of Heliolytics, a performance analytics company specializing in aerial Module Level Thermal Audits (MLTA) and aerial remote sensing for PV system performance analysis. Rob received a PhD from Queen's University specializing is PV system performance modelling and optimization and has worked with groups internationally to optimize PV performance and integrate new technologies. Rob has multiple publications in the PV sector, focusing on performance modelling and prediction.

ROB ANDREWSCEO /// HELIOLYTICS

HUGO LAPIE /// DIRECTOR OF SALES - QOS ENERGY

Hugo has been working in the Renewable Energy industry for 4 years. First in Europe where he experienced the fast growth of the market and then in the U.S. where he started this new market for QOS Energy. QOS Energy powers Qantum®, a unique hardware-agnostic performance management software solution that seamlessly gathers data from any plant monitoring system, such as databases, SCADA systems or data loggers and then transforms the data into comprehensive analytics (dashboard, KPIs, alertes, SLAs…) using the latest cloud computing and machine learning techniques. Qantum® is currently used in more than 5 000 facilities worldwide representing over 6 GW of renewable power.

Prior to that Hugo received a BBA (Audencia) and attended an Architecture school where he developed his passion for urbanism and sustainability. He enjoys the operation side of the solar industry and is willing to make sure that data analytics helps optimize assets.

#2: How Sophisticated Data Solutions are transforming the O&M Landscape

27 February 2018 - 09:00am PST - 12:00pm EST - 6:00pm CET

Ben Hansen, Sr. Manager for Global O&M Service Solutions at SMA America and Peter Kobliska, Director Business Development of GreenPowerMonitor will discuss how effective data gathering, organization and presentation are enabling a more efficient O&M strategy.

BEN HANSEN /// SENIOR MANAGER, GLOBAL O&AMP;M SERVICE SOLUTIONS - SMA

Ben Hansen is the Senior Manager for Global O&M Service Solutions at SMA America, the U.S. subsidiary of SMA Solar Technology AG. In this role, Hansen leads project management efforts to design the O&M solutions that SMA offers around the globe. Prior to joining SMA, Hansen worked extensively in the construction and technology industries with companies such as AT&T and Cisco Systems. He holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Regis University and a Project Management Certificate from The George Washington University.

BEN HANSEN SR. MGR, GLOBAL O&AMP;M SERVICE SOL. /// SMA

PETER KOBLISKA /// DIRECTOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT - GREENPOWERMONITOR

Peter has been working in the solar industry since 2010. For the past three and a half years he has been leading GreenPowerMonitor to become a national powerhouse in the renewable monitoring and SCADA space. GreenPowerMonitor focuses on utility and commercial projects in both solar and wind, which expands over 16GW of active renewable projects under management. He started consulting for a solar firm in San Jose, CA called Twelfth Street Power & Light. Before his current position, Mr. Kobliska worked as the Regional Sales Manager for Draker and expanded their portfolio by 2x along the western US. Peter brings technical expertise in SCADA hardware, software, operations, and commissioning. He leverages this knowledge to help his customers maximize their site performance and optimize the operations of their portfolios.

6 March 2018 - 10:00am PST - 13:00pm EST - 19:00pm CET

Etienne Lecompte, CEO of Powerhub, and James Pagonis, Director at Powerhub, will explain what to look for when navigating your digital toolbox and highlight how to create a platform for growth through information and not just data.

ETIENNE LECOMPTE /// CEO - POWERHUB

Etienne Lecompte is a recognized leader and entrepreneur in renewable energy, software development, and regulatory compliance. After founding and building Local Content Assurance Bureau (LCAB) into one of the most respected renewable energy compliance consultancy firms in Ontario, Canada, he started PowerHub. PowerHub is redefining asset management for the renewable energy industry. His vision is that managing portfolios of assets should be easy. Etienne has worked on over 8 GW of wind and solar projects in the Americas, Europe, and Asia, and is continuing to actively participate in the growth of the renewable energy sector.

ETIENNE LECOMPTE CEO /// POWERHUB

JAMES PAGONIS /// DIRECTOR - POWERHUB

A recognized leader and experience solar energy expert, James has worked on hundreds of renewable energy projects across the globe. After being instrumental in developing, constructing and operating some of the first solar projects in Ontario, James is now actively engaged in simplifying asset management for the industry. James is one of the early drivers behind the development and launch of PowerHub: a simple, cloud-based Asset Management solution designed to help renewable energy asset owners manage their projects. He continues to be responsible for product development at PowerHub. James holds a B.Sc. from Royal Roads University.

Resources

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Resources

Whitepaper ///Current & Future Artificial Intelligence Applications

The latest advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have ushered a new era driven by automation. If the mantra of solar is that “The fuel is free; let’s reduce other costs”, artificial intelligence powered solutions can be the holy grail solar has been seeking. Learn more about the current implications and uses of AI in the solar industry.

Many elements determine the optimum output in a PV module, one of which is the concept of soiling. Soiling occurs as a result of dirt, dust and other particles covering the surface of the PV panels. Although soiling cannot be prevented, its negative effects can be mitigated by dint of deploying dust-repellent agents and instruments. This complimentary white paper provides an overview of the current knowledge and practices around soiling.

This complimentary 10-page white paper provides a brief, yet comprehensive overview of the phenomenon of cyberattacks & cybersecurity in the energy sector, the implications and considerations for asset managers and the current practices and research regarding cybersecurity measures.

Previous Editions

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Previous Editions

Solarplaza has been organizing events since 2004, hosting over 100 events in over more than 30 countries. Within that line-up, the Solar Asset Management conference series is a global range of events fully dedicated to Operations & Maintenance, Asset Management and all other technical and financial topics in the operational phase of solar plants and portfolios.

With highly successful editions in North America (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,2018), Europe (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017), Asia(2015, 2016, 2017,2018)and Latin America (2016, 2017), the series is establishing an important position around the world, following the maturation of international solar markets.

Registration

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Registration

Registration - Solar Asset Management North America

26-27 March 2019 /// San Francisco, USA

Register to join over 500 other attendees at Solar Asset Management North America (26-27 March 2019, San Francisco). Please feel free to get in touch with us directly at registrations@solarplaza.com, in case of any issues or questions regarding registration. We look forward to meeting you in San Francisco!